Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola is 25 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 6 elementary schools. Results lean low: 3 of 5 in the lower two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is C+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 462 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 468 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 459 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 459 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 83% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 83% here, against 91% in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Way ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 505 | Second fifth |
| McGowan Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 491 | Middle fifth |
| Aberdeen ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 426 | Fourth fifth |
| Chase Elementary-SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 419 · G7 numeracy 363 · Graduation 83% | Bottom fifth |
| Haldane ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 419 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 6 schools in and around Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
Not one teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | 3,643 | 9 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Pemberton | 3,620 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 31 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary | 3,570 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola | 3,543 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Bridgeview | 3,511 | 71 | 0 | 2 km |
| Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,475 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Mackenzie | 3,442 | 2 | 0 | 122 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 17 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 46 of the 92 others the count is higher. In 19 of the 93, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola?
1 are inside the town itself and 5 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).